Truex Wns Pole for Richmond Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Race

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RICHMOND, VA - RIS - Martin Truex Jr. won the pole Friday for the NASCAR Cup Series race Saturday at Richmond Raceway, edging Chase Elliott. The pole is the series-best third of the season for Truex, the 18th of his career and his first at the 0.75-mile oval.

Defending race winner Joey Logano will start third, followed by Denny Hamlin.

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports will start ninth, his best career start and the best among rookies. Teammate Alex Bowman will start 11th.

tarting Line Up 64th Annual Toyota Owners 400, Richmond Raceway

Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, 21.799 Sec, 123.859 mph
2) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 21.841, 123.621
3) Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 21.848, 123.581
4) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota, 21.855, 123.542
5) Kyle Larson, No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, 21.912, 123.220
6) Kurt Busch, No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, 21.969, 122.900
7) Erik Jones, No. 20 Sport Clips Toyota, 21.974, 122.872
8) Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald's Chevrolet, 21.982, 122.828
9) William Byron #, No. 24 AXALTA Chevrolet, 21.985, 122.811
10) Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford, 21.986, 122.805
11) Alex Bowman, No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet, 21.999, 122.733
12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 22.059, 122.399
13) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 DEX Imaging Ford, 21.940, 123.063
14) Ryan Newman, No. 31 Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, 21.978, 122.850
15) David Ragan, No. 38 MDS Transport Ford, 21.978, 122.850
16) Clint Bowyer, No. 14 Ford Hall Of Fans Ford, 21.979, 122.845
17) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet, 21.990, 122.783
18) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, No. 43 Food Lion Feeds Chevrolet, 21.991, 122.777
19) Chris Buescher, No. 37 Bush's Beans Chevrolet, 22.034, 122.538
20) Paul Menard, No. 21 Menards/Quaker State Ford, 22.039, 122.510
21) Trevor Bayne, No. 6 AdvoCare Ford, 22.052, 122.438
22) Daniel Hemric(i), No. 8 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, 22.061, 122.388
23) Austin Dillon, No. 3 AAA Chevrolet, 22.067, 122.355
24) Michael McDowell, No. 34 K-LOVE RADIO Ford, 22.091, 122.222
25) Aric Almirola, No. 10 Smithfield Ford, 21.957, 122.968
26) Daniel Suarez, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota, 21.963, 122.934
27) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 32 Superior Logistics Services Inc. Ford, 21.992, 122.772
28) Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford, 22.001, 122.722
29) Kasey Kahne, No. 95 WRL General Contractors Chevrolet, 22.007, 122.688
30) Ross Chastain(i), No. 15  Chevrolet, 22.015, 122.644
31) Ty Dillon, No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet, 22.063, 122.377
32) Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M's Flavor Vote Toyota, 22.069, 122.344
33) AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, 22.083, 122.266
34) Gray Gaulding, No. 23 HibachiBox/PepesMexicanRestaurant Toyota, 22.194, 121.655
35) Cole Whitt, No. 72 TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet, 22.236, 121.425
36) Landon Cassill, No. 00 StarCom Fiber Chevrolet, 22.314, 121.000
37) Reed Sorenson, No. 55 VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet, 22.548, 119.745
38) Harrison Rhodes, No. 51 Industrial Construction Experts Inc. Chevrolet, 22.555, 119.707
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Ron Fleshman with John Davison

RIS NASCAR Editor.  Has been with RIS since the middle 90's. Writes on each of the three main series of NASCAR.

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